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Interested in War
Mr. Ross describes his recruitment path which eventually saw him join the Royal Rifles of Canada.
Battle Conditions
Mr. Ross describes the battle conditions faced by the Royal Rifles, particularly being vastly outnumbered and lacking any tactical support.
Christmas Day on Stanley
Mr. Ross describes the Royal Rifles’ Christmas Day assault on the town of Stanley and the British surrender the next day.
Life as a POW
Mr. Ross describes the living conditions in North Point POW camp and discusses slave work at Kai Tek airport.
Surgery in a Japanese Hospital
Mr. Ross describes being diagnosed with appendicitis by his battalion’s doctor and being sent to a Japanese hospital to be operated on.
Selection For Japan
Mr. Ross describes how prisoners were selected to go to Japan and discusses the physical and emotional environment aboard the ship during the voyage to Japan.
Disease and Execution
Mr. Ross describes some of the diseases that ravaged the POWs and describes an incident that probably saved his sick friend’s life and almost cost him his own.
Dangers in the Coal Mine
Mr. Ross describes the organization of the work crews at Omini coal mine and elaborates on some of the mine’s dangers.
Sabotage
Mr. Ross describes the efforts of the POWs to sabotage equipment in the coal mine at Omini.
Confrontation and Punishment
Mr. Ross describes how the prisoners made crude maps, his personal confrontation with a guard who caught them doing so, and helping a friend during the group’s incarceration in a dungeon.
Three Small Books
Mr. Ross describes keeping a diary, how the diary was accidentally found by an American POW, and how the books were returned to him.
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